Slicing machine



' J. FOLK SLIGING MACHINE Aug. 11, 1931.

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SLICIING momma Filed 001:. 16, 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 racemes Aug. 11, 1931 JOSEPH FOLK, LA FORTE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO U. S. SLICING- MACHINE COMPANY,

' OF LA FORTE, INDIANA, A

SLICING PATENT CORPORATION OF INDIANA MACHINE Application filed October 16, 1926. Serial No. 141,901.

This invention relates to machines "for slicing'meat and other commodities'and has for its object the provision of a slice receiver for slicing machines of the type, in which the material is fed toward the slicing knife relative to a support which is reciprocated in the direction of thecut'ting plane of the knife;

The invention is exemplified in the combination and arrangement of parts shown in the accompanying drawings and described-in the following specification, and it is more par ticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is an elevation of one form of slicing machine having an embodiment of the present invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the machine shown in Fig. 1 with parts in section;

Fig. 3 is a view looking in the direction of the arrow 3 in Fig. 2; p w

F ig.4 is a section on line H of Fig. 3

beneath the knife. A housing plate 25 encloses the lower side of the slicing knife and its supporting mechanism together with the lower portion of the belt groove 21 and the belt running therein. The housing plate 25 is conical in shape and its outer periphery lies adjacent the edge of the slicing knife and forms a deflector for deflecting the slices away from theslicing knifeas they are severed. The front edge of the knife or the edge at the left in Figs. 1 and 3, is exposed but the upper and rear portions ofthe edge are covered by a guard plate 26 which has an exten- Sion 27 forming a housing for the belt 22 and pulley wheel 23.

'A second bracket 28, similar in shape to the bracket 13, is mounted on the base at the end ofthe base opposite the bracket 13 and carries a stop or abutmentplate 29 for guidv .ing the meat toward the exposed edge of the knife and for regulating the thickness of Fig. 5 is an elevation of the supporting the slices. The plate 29 is pivotally mounted bracket for the abutment table viewed from the left in Fig. 1

Fig. 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 7 is a section on line 7-7 ofFig. 2.

The machine, as illustrated, is provided with a supporting base 10 having blocks 11 at opposite ends thereof to which guide 'rods 12 are secured. A bracket .13 is mounted on the base 10 at the side opposite the guiderods 12 and is provided with a stud shaft 14 on which a slicing knife 15 is journaled to .rotate. A bushing 16 is interposed between the knife 15 and stud shaft 1 1 and the bushing is held in place on the stud shaft by a disc 17 which is secured to the shaft 14 by a screw 18.

A cover plate 19 is fastened to the outer face of the disc 17 and the periphery of the cover plate fits into a notch near the outer edge of the knife 15. The knife 15 may be-ma-de in the form of a ring having a supporting spider 20 which is provided with a belt groove 21 for receiving a. belt 22. The belt 22 passes over a pulley 23 secured to the shaft of a motor 24 which is mounted on the bracket 13'. It should be noted that the bracket 13 is of a goose-neck shape to leave an open space beneath the slicing knife for allowing the slice receiver 48' (described later) to reciprocate on a spindle 'carried by lugs 31 on the bracket 28. The side of the plate adjacent the knife 15 is shaped toconform to'the contour of the periphery of the knife and may be swung about the spindle 30 in a direc-. tion transverse to the cutting plane of the knife. The position of the plate 29 isregu- ,lated. by cams 32 secured to a shaft 33 journaled in lugs 34 on the bracket'28. A hand crank 35 is secured to the end of the shaft for rotating the cams 32 toward and away from the cutting plane of the knife to regulate the thickness of slices. An'indeiz plate 36 is mounted on the bracket 28 adjacent the crank; 35 for indicating the thickness of slices for the different positions of the hand crank.

The material to be sliced is supported in a trough 37 inclined at. approximately to the horizontal and normal to the cutting plane of the knife 15. The trough 37 is carried by brackets 38 which project upwardly from a carriage 39 slidably mounted on the guide rods The carriage 39 is provided with a handle 40 by means of which it may be moved by hand along the guides 12.

This will reciprocate the work held in the trough 37 over the plate 19 toward and from the cutting edge of the slicing knife to sever slices from the lower face of the material in the trough 37.

The brackets 38 are provided with guide sleeves 41 in which a rod 42 is 'slidably mounted, the rod being inclined at the same angle as the trough 37. A finger 43 is secured to the rod 42 and extends upwardly therefrom through a slot 44 in the bottom of the trough 37. The finger 43 carries sharpened pins 45 which project into the trough 87 and penetrate the material supported in the trough. The upper end of the rod 42 is provided with a knob 46 which may be grasped by the operator to feed the material downwardly in the trough after each slice is severed to present a new portion to be sliced. The carriage 39 carries a bracket 47 which projects beneath the knife 15 and supports a slice receiving trough 48 which will be re ciprocated by the carriage 39 in unison with the movement of the trough 37. v The contact faces'of the side walls of the troughs 37 and 48 are preferablycorrugated, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 6, to reduce the friction of a stack of slices as it moves downwardly in the trough. The slices are supported in the trough 48 by a plate 49 carried on a finger 50 secured to the end of the rod 42 and projecting upwardly through a slot 51 in the bottom of the trough 48. The plate 49 is preferably shaped to fit the inside of the trough 48, as shown in Fig. 6. Since the trough 48 and finger 50 are both constrained to move with the carriage 39, they will be'in position tp receive theslice as it is severed from the. piece in the trough 37 and projected beneath the cutting edge of the knife 15. It will be obvious that ordinarily the angle at which the trough 37 is set is great enough so that the material to be sliced will be carried downwardly by gravity along the trough after each slice is cut so as ,to be in a position to have the next slice cut therefrom, and the pins 45. d no to their engagement with the material, will move the rod 42 and consequently the finger 50 a corresponding amount to make room for the next slice which is to be cut from the material. angle 18 not great enough to cause the work to be fed by gravity, the knob 36 may be used I as previously explained to move the work, as

well as the slice receiver, manually.

In operation, the handle 46 will be drawn upwardly when a piece is to be sliced and the piece will be placed in the trough 37 with 'the tines 45penetrating the piece. lhe motor will be driven to rotate the knife 15 and the handle 40 will be moved back and forth to reciprocate the carriage 39 on the guides 12. As a slice is severed, it will be deflected by the guard 25 away from the slicing knife into the trough 48 and against the plate 49. Since the slice receiver moves in unison with the slice as it is projected fromthe slicing However, if the knife, it is apparent that the slice will be spread against the face of the plate 49 and will be held in an inclined position on the trough 48. As the piece is fed downwardly in the trough 37, either by gravity or by the handle 46, the plate 49 will be moved downwardly corresponding amounts to accommodate additional slices as they are formed. The advantage of having the knife inclined as shown is so that the slices are out from the material in a plane substantially paralled to that in which the slice rests after it has been severed from the material. This prevents the slice from curling and facilitates stacking without special devices toinsure efficient stacking. In this way, the slices will be arranged in an orderly stack in readiness to be wrapped and delivered to the customer. It will be apparent that the Slices may be readi] y reached to be removed from the receiving trough 48 either from the end of the support 10 or from between the brackets 13 and 28. The supporting plate 49 may be dropped downwardly to facilitate removal of the slices, if desired, but this will not be found necessary in most cases.

The shape of the brackets 13 and 28 is such that the motor is supported at a point removed from the position at which the slices are delivered and the support for the knife v is also ofi'set relative to the axis of the knife, leaving clear space.at the side of the knife for the slice receiver.

1. The combination with a slicing knife. of a work support mounted at one side of the cutting plane of said knife, and movable along the face of said knife a slice receiver mounted at the opposite side of the cutting plane of said knife and connected with said work support to move bodily therewith in a plane substantially parallel to the path of movement of said work support, means for feeding work in said work support toward the cutting plane of said knife, means for directing slices as they are formed onto said slice receiver, and means for feeding said receiver relative to said knife to accommodate'additional slices as they are deposited on said receiver.

2. The combination with a slicing knife having its cutting plane inclined relative to the horizontal, a work support inclined to the horizontal, said knife and work support being relatively movable in the direction of the cutting plane of said knife to sever slices from material in said work support, a slice receiver at the side of said knife opposite said work support and stationary with respect to said work support, and means for holding said slice receiver in registration with said work support to receive slices as they are severed.

'3. In combination, a slicing knife having its cutting plane inclined to the horizontal,

ing knife With'its cutting plane inclined to the horizontal, a motor for driving said S110- 1 ing knife, a work support disposed above the cutting plane of said knife and inc ined to the horizontal, a slice receiver secured to said work support and positioned below said slicing knife in aplane substantially parallel with the cutting plane of the knife, and means for reciprocating said work support and slice receiver in unison with each other in the direction of the cutting plane ofsaid knife.

5. In combination, a slicing machine hav; ing a rotary slicing knife and, a work suppprt, said slicing knife and work support being movable relative to each other to sever slices.

from material held by, said work support, a slice receiver disposed at the opposite side of said slicing knife from said work support, means for holding said slice receiver in registration wth said work support, andmeans for holding said slice receiver in fixed relation with material in said work support as said material is fed toward said slicing knife so that said slice receiver will be fed away from said slicing knife to accommodate the slices as they are-formed, the movement of said slice receiver causing bodily movement of the slices away from the knife.

6. The combination with aslicing machine, of a slice receiver comprising a trough hav-' ing sides disposed at an angle to each other, the inner faces of said sides being provided with contact ribs extending longitudinally thereof to provide antifriction contactwith the slices supported by said trough, and "a slice receiving plate disposed in said trough and extending transversely thereof, said plate being movable in the direction of the length of said trough for supporting and bodily moving slices away from said knife.

7. In combination, a rotary slicing knife having its cuttin plane disposed at an angle to the horizonta a work suppoi'tinclined to the horizontal and substantially normal to cutting plane of said slicing knife, said work support being movable in the direction of the cutting plane of said knife to present material to said knife to be sliced, a slice supporting plate substantially parallel to the cutting plane of said knife and disposed at the side thereof opposite said work support, means for holding said plate and work support in registration with each other, and i means secured to said plate for engaging material in said work support to cause said plate to move away from said slicing knife as the material in said work support is moved toward said slicing knife. 7

8. The combination with a rotary slicing knife having its cutting plane disposed'at an angle to the-horizontal, of awork support inclined to the horizontal and substantially normal to the cutting plane of said knife, means for rotating said slicing knife, a carrier for said work support movable in the direction of the cutting plane ofsaid knife, a slice receiver. comprising a slice supporting plate substantially parallel to the cutting.

plane of said knife and at the side thereof opposite said work support, means connected with said plate for engaging material in said work support to cause said plate to move away from said knife as said material is fed toward said knife, side supports for the edges of slices deposited on said plate, and means for holding said plate and side supports'in registration withsaid work support.

9-. The combination with a slicing knife having its cutting plane disposed at an angle to th ehorizontal, of a work support inclined :l-o'the horizontal for" directing materialito saidslicing knife, a slice supporting plate for receiving slices formed by said slicing knife,

said plate being disposed at the side of said slicing knife opposite said work support, means for engaging material in said work; support, .means for holding said material engag-ing means and said plate in fixed relation to each other, and a handle for feeding .sa'id material engaging means and plate in unison with one another in a direction transverse to. thecutting plane. of said slicing knife.

l0. In a slicing machine, a slicing knife having its cutting piane disposed at an angle to the horizontal, a carriage'movable in a direction transverse to the axis of said'slic- 1 ing knife, an inclined work supporting trough mounted on said carriage, an inclined slice rec eiving trough mounted on said carriage in registration w1thsaid work. supportlng trough, afrod mounted in said carriage for sliding "movement, transverse to th'ei'cutting plane of said knife, means attached to said rod and extending into said work supporting trough for engaging material therein, a slice supporting plate attached to said rod and disposed in said slice receiving trough, and a handle connected with said rod for moving said plate and material engaging means in unison with each other.

11. A .slicing machine comprising a base, a standard projecting upwardl from said base, said standard having a aterally projecting arm thereon, a slicing knife mounted on said arm at an angle to the horizontal and disposed at one side of said standard, leaving open space between said slicing knife and base, a work support for presenting materialto said slicing knife, and a slice receiver connected with said work support and movable relative to said knife in said open space.

12. A slicing machine comprising a base, a bracket mounted on said base and having a goose-neck bend therein, a rotary slicing knife mounted on said bracket and supported thereby above said base with open space beneath said knife, a carriage movable on said base relative to said knife, a work support on said carriage, and a slice receiver on said carriage and movable therewith in the open space beneath said knife.

13. A slicing machine comprising a base, a pair of brackets mounted on saidbase and having laterally projecting arms thereon, a slicing knife journaled on one of said brackcts and inclined at an angle to the horizontal, a stop plate mounted on the other of said brackets in registration with the edge of said slicing knife, said slicing knife and stop plate being spaced above said base with open space therebelow, a work support movable relative to said stop plate and slicing knife, and a slice receiver movable in registration with said work support in the open space below said stop plate and slicing knife.

14. A slicing machine comprising a base, a bracket mounted on said base and having a laterally projecting arm thereon, a slicing knife journaled on said arm and having its cutting plane disposed at an angle to the horizontal, said knife being spaced above said base to provide open space below said knife, a motor spaced away from the open. space beneath said knife, means for driving said knife from said motor, and a slice receiver disposed in said open space beneath said knife.

15. A slicing machine comprising a base, a pair of brackets mounted on said base and I having laterally projecting arms thereon, a

rotary slicing knife journaled on one of said arms and having its cutting plane inclined to the horizontaha stop plate supported by the other of said arms and having one edge thereof substantially registering with the edge of said slicing knife, a motor mounted on said first-named bracket, means for driving said slicing knife from said motor,

guides mounted on said base at the side thereof opposite said brackets, a carriage slidably mounted on said guides an inclined work support on said carriage, a slice receiver mounted on said carriage in registration with said work support, said receiver having a slice supporting plate substantially parallel to the cutting plane of said knife and at the side thereof opposite said work support, means for engaging material in said work support, and means for connecting said material engaging means and said platcto cause said plate to move in said slice receiver in unison with the movement of material in said work support.

16. The combination with a slicing knife, of a work support mounted at one side of the cutting plane of said knife, .a slice receiver mounted at the opposite side of the cutting plane of said knife. and means for directing slices as they are formed onto said slice receiver engaging and. receiving the slice during severance thereof and said slice receiver being bodily movable in a direction substantially parallel with the cutting plane of said knife to thereby move said slices bodily away from said knife.

17. The combination with a slicing knife, of a work support mounted at one side of the cutting plane of said knife, a slice receiver mounted at the opposite side of the cutting plane of said knife, means for directing slices as they are formed onto said slice receiver, said work support and slice receiver being fixed relatively to each other and arranged to reciprocate relative to said knife, and means independent of said knife for moving the slices bodily away from. said knife.

18. The combination with a slicing knife, of a work support mounted at one side of the cutting plane of said knife, a slice receiver mounted at the opposite side of the cutting plane of said knife, means for directing slices as they are formed onto said slice receiver, and means for holding said work support and slice receiver in fixed relation to each other, said work-support and slice receiver being mounted to reciprocate together in a direction substantially parallel to the cutting plane of said knife.

19. The combination with a slicing knife, of a work support mounted at one side of the cutting plane of said knife, a slice receiver mounted at the opposite side of the cutting plane of said knife, means for directing slices as they are formed onto said slice receiver, means for holding said slice receiver and work support in fixed relation to each other, said slice receiver and work support being mounted to reciprocate in a direction substantially parallel to the cutting plane of said knife. means for engag ing material held by said work support and movable therewith toward the cutting plane of said knife, and a slice support connected with said work engaging means and movable in unison therewith in said slice receiver.

20. In combination, a slicing knife, a work support on one side of the plane of the edge of said knife mounted for relative movement with respect to said knife, a slice receiver coi'inected to said support and mounted on the opposite side of said knife to have relative movement with respect to said knife in unison with said support, the path of relative movement of said support and receiver with respect to said knife beknife, a trough extending on two sides of ing in a plane parallel to the plane of the edge of the knife, and a deflector mounted to direct the slices as they are being formed by said knife onto said receiver.

21. A slicing machine comprising a rotary slicing knife with its cutting plane inclined to the horizontal, means for driving said slicing knife, a work support disposed above the cutting plane of the knife and inclined to the horizontal,a slice receiver secured to said work support and positioned below said slicing knife, and means to reciprocate said work support and slice receiver bodily in unison with each other in the direction of the cutting plane of the knife.

22. A slicing machine comprising a slicing said knife and provided with a slot for receiving said knife, means for moving said trough in a direction substantially parallel with the cutting plane of said knife, and a slice receiving means in said trough movable towards and away from said knife.

23. A slicing machine comprising a slicing knife, a substance supporting trough having aslot extending transversely thereof for the reception of a slicing knife, means for mov-- ing'said trough towards and away from said knife, a slice receiver in said trough on one side of said knife, the trough on the other side of said knife being adapted to receive the substance to be sliced, and means responsive to the movements of said substance along said trough for feeding said slice receiver away from said knife.

24. In a slicing machine, the combination with a slicing knife of a substance supporting trough extending transversely to the cutting plane of said knife, a slice receiver in said trough on one side of the cutting plane of said knife for moving slices bodily away from said knife, and means arranged within said trough on the other side of said knife for engaging the substance to be sliced, said last mentioned means being operatively connected to said slice receiver to cause said slice receiver to move in unison with the movements of said substance.

25. A slicing machine comprising a slicing knife, :1 divided trough extending transversely to the cutting plane of said knife and on two sides thereof, means for causing said sections to move in unison with each other, means for moving said trough relatively to said knife, a slice receiving surface arranged within one of the sections of said trough, means connected to said slice receiving surface adapted to have operative connection with the substance in the other section of said trough when the substance is placed therein, and a deflector co-operating with said slicing knife for deflecting the slices onto said slice receiving surface, said slice receiving surface being movable away from said slicing knife for periodically adjusting said receiver relative to said support for accommodating additional slices deposited upon said receiver.

27. In a slicing machine, a slicing knife,

a slice support disposed adjacent said knife and inclined downwardly and laterally away from the cutting plane receiver having one edge thereof disposed adjacent the upper surface of said slice support and inclined upwardly and laterally away from the cutting plane of said knife, and means for moving said support and receiver past the cutting edge of said knife to cause slices to be deposited upon said support and receiver as they are severed by said knife.

28. A slicing machine comprising a slicing knife having its cutting plane inclined to the horizontal, a work support adjacent the face of said knife and inclined downwardly towards said knife, said work support being arranged to reciprocate relative to said knife in the direction of said cutting. plane, a slice receiver disposed adjacent said slicing knife and means for reciprocating said slice receiver simultaneously with the movement of said work support to retain said slice receiver in position to receive the slices as they are formed by said slicing knife.

29. A slicing machine comprising a slicing knife having its cutting plane inclined to the horizontal, a work support adjacent to the face of said knife and inclined downwardly toward said knife, said work support and knife being arranged to reciprocate relatively to each other in the direction of said cutting plane, a slice receiver disposed adjacent to said slicing knife, and means for holding said slice receiver in registration with said work support to receive slices as they are severed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification on this 25th day of September A. D. 1926.

\ JOSEPH FOLK.

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